Precisely. You couldn't have put it better. But the part you're missing is the "Name Player" reasoning behind this. They have "name" players, so many fans think they should be winning. What they they don't realize is many of these players are name players because of the shirt they wear. RVP and Rooney carried a bunch…

Whomever this was....... likely had over 2000 in cash on them. This was the most expensive ticket of the year, even lapping the National Championship Game. Gig'em.

1) I know Cam and Bagwell worked out together, and did "everything" (including Andro) together, but you have to remember Caminiti was traded in 1995, to San Diego...... and his numbers as well as Steve Finley's (especially HRs and RBI's) shot up as both were in their early 30's..... Bags was improving and getting…

I'm going to be a homer here, because I grew watching these guys in the 8th Wonder of the World.

Hopefully she'll lock Joey Crawford in a broom closet one night.

I just wasn't fully clear and I realized that when I re-read it.

What false narrative? So if the athletic departments took the 5% for those two things and paid the football and men's basketball players with that money....... You mean they would have 95% of their operating budgets? But they don't want to part with that? You're telling me you can "provide" the athletes to a certain…

• And further more to your point, if you knew what the money was spent on you'd say "why not pay the athletes".

It's a bunch of data since Bosh, Wade, and LeBron got together. But there is one telling thing I can see from it: Last February, he had a total stinker of a game against the Heat (7 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blks) and since then he's played much better.

For Wade? And so that leaves the Rockets with Aaron Brooks and Patrick Beverley at the point, and Wade to play the 2-guard spot behind Harden? Even if you move Harden to the 3, he's undersized, and Parsons goes to the bench or to the 4 to get beat up on?

Listen, you're a troll. This has been entertaining to say the least. What I will say is when you can develop an argument past what you think in that tiny head of yours then expound AND defend it with something other than "World Class Goal Scorer scores goals" or "North American clubs and nations can't compete in…

No North American team has ever challenged for anything in world football ever

Please do tell me, oh wise one.

So in other words, you didn't read what I said because you're still saying the same thing and proving my point with the Champions League group stages.

So you didn't read what I was saying? So your argument is I'm wrong because you didn't read what I said while I debunked your argument. You know the "significantly better than the US" statement.

Of course, the defeatist American soccer fan who goes "they all play in Europe.... they are better than the US" rule. I know the MLS isn't a top quality league, but they do have some top quality players who play for the USMNT.

Eh, this was more about Jay-Z not fucking up his Ricky Williams moment. Cano was going to get mad cash out of this no matter. Cano is the best 2B in the game and now Jay-Z is going to pull all kinds of athletes trying to get great deals to sign with him.

I love the fact that everyone is still basing anything but the storylines on what each team did 4 or 8, or even 12 years ago. Germany, yes, is a formidable side regardless of the year or competition filled with some of the world's top players. I see a draw at best, but more than likely a game that we try to keep close…

What contradiction? You don't have to shake anyone's hand to show respect. You don't have to give them dab after losing a game. You go back to locker room, get dressed, possibly talk to the media, get on the bus and think about what you're going to need to do to beat those guys the next time. They can meet you in the…

Maybe you're used to the country club atmosphere of these dudes hanging out and hugging and dapping, but that's not the way it used to be on the court. When you cross that line, you're competitors, especially being division rivals.